Balfour, ND Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Balfour in green. The most dangerous areas in Balfour are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Balfour, ND Safe from Murder?

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Balfour is in the 33rd percentile for safety, meaning 67% of cities are safer and 33% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Balfour's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Balfour is 0.0767 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Balfour generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Balfour may be as high as 1 in 11,131 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 14,842 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Balfour, ND: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Balfour has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Balfour's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Balfour to the North Dakota state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Balfour is less safe than the North Dakota state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Balfour, ND

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Balfour about $8,790 in 2025, or roughly $144 per resident. This is part of Balfour's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Balfour, including every crime type and how Balfour compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Balfour's crime maps on the Balfour overall crime page.

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Individual Balfour Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Balfour is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Balfour.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Drake, ND	C-	C	B	C-
Guthrie, ND	C-	C	B	C-
Kief, ND	D+	C+	B-	C
Karlsruhe, ND	C-	C	B	C-
Voltaire, ND	C+	B-	A-	B
Anamoose, ND	C-	C	B-	C-
Butte, ND	D	C	C+	C
Kongsberg, ND	C-	C+	B-	C+
Aylmer, ND	D	C-	D+	C-
Orrin, ND	D	C-	D-	D+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Balfour is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Lac La Belle, MI	D-	D-	D-	D-
Laughlin Air Force Base, TX	F	F	F	D-
Larsen Bay, AK	F	F	F	F
Pahrump, CA	D+	D-	D-	D+
Dortha, KY	C	B-	B-	B-
Dowdy, AR	D-	D-	D-	C-
Sun City, KS	D-	D	D	D-
Dry Valley, NV	D-	F	F	D-
Dunlap, TX	F	F	F	C
Eagle Village, AK	F	F	F	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Balfour, ND average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Balfour schools on SchoolGrade

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